Well‐being of nurses and working conditions—Are polish nurses different from doctors and midwives in terms of professional quality of life?

Bąk‐Sosnowska, Monika; Gruszczyńska, Magdalena; Tokarz, Aleksandra

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“…In fact, being a physician was associated with better health status (r = 0.237; p -value = 0.002) and individual health perception (r = 0.283; p -value = < 0.001). A better wellbeing perception was positively associated with lower work seniority in both groups, similar to other research results [ 35 , 45 ]. One possible explanation might be found in a peculiarity of the healthcare profession, which is the presence of different stressors that could lead to the development of occupational burnout, hence reducing the overall quality of life.…”

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“…The majority of the existing literature has focused on evaluating the perception of COVID-19 pandemic management among HCWs and the general population [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ], whereas few investigations [ 35 , 36 , 37 ] have currently assessed the difference between physicians and nurses in the perception of wellbeing and stress-coping strategies, particularly focusing on whether the nursing profession might represent a risk factor itself or whether additional factors may also affect this vulnerability.…”

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“…Under these premises, we hypothesize that the nursing profession might be associated with worse wellbeing perceptions [ 35 ]. Our main goal is to assess occurring differences between physician and nurse groups in perceptions of work environment and wellbeing, as well as in the adoption of group-specific coping strategies.…”

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Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles: A Comparison between Physicians and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Teodoro

Vita

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a current emergency worldwide. All the consequent changes in sanitary systems have negatively affected the work–life balance. In particular, healthcare workers suffered from anxiety, stress, and depression, mostly nurses compared to physicians. To handle this situation, the adoption of different coping strategies has played a strategic role in psychophysical wellbeing. Our main goal is to the assess the perception of work environment and wellbeing (EQ-5D questionnaire), as well as to analyze possible differences in coping styles between physicians and nurses (brief COPE questionnaire). The arising differences were compared between the two groups, and associations with variables were assessed through a bivariate correlation analysis. This cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2020 through an online survey. A total of 172 respondents (117 physicians and 55 nurses), of which 102 were women and 70 were men, accepted to join the study. Our results showed that physicians referred a higher perception of wellbeing, and nurses reported an increased perception of work activity and efficiency, along with an unchanged economic status. The most frequently adopted coping strategies were Active and Planning (self-sufficient coping). Physicians showed a greater tendency to use avoidant coping strategies. More-experienced nurses and physicians were less prone to adopt socially supported coping strategies, emphasizing the need for novel organizational measures at the social dimension that favored sharing and interaction between peers. Future research should aim to further investigate the relationship between the perception of work environment and coping strategies in order to identify risk factors to be prevented by promoting adequate measures at an organizational level.

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Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles: A Comparison between Physicians and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…Estudios informan que la CVT de las enfermeras no es de las mejores, encontrándose que sus niveles oscilan entre medios a bajos, influyendo en tal condición factores sociodemográficos y laborales entre ellos, la edad, nivel educativo, número de hijos, dependientes a cargo, experiencia laboral, (16) trabajo por turnos, insuficiente cantidad de personal, niveles altos de carga psicológica generados por presión de tiempo, responsabilidad por la salud y vida del paciente, presencia de violencia física y emocional. (17) En ese sentido, esta revisión se propuso como objetivo identificar la literatura existente sobre los niveles de satisfacción e insatisfacción con la calidad de vida en el trabajo de las enfermeras en América Latina.…”

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Revisión integrativa de la calidad de vida en el trabajo de enfermeras latinoamericanas

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Alvarado

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Introducción: La calidad de vida en el trabajo (CVT) o calidad de vida laboral (CVL) expresa la satisfacción de los trabajadores, en este caso enfermeras, que está directamente relacionada con la seguridad y calidad del cuidado del paciente. Objetivo: Identificar, desde la literatura científica, niveles de satisfacción con la calidad de vida en el trabajo de las enfermeras latinoamericanas, factores de riesgo asociados y repercusiones en la salud. Metodología: Se realizó una revisión integrativa en bases de datos PubMed, SciELO, BVS y Google Académico relacionado con estudios publicados en el período enero 2011 - agosto 2021, en inglés, portugués y español. Resultados: Se seleccionaron 13 artículos que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, realizados en personal de salud que incluyeron a enfermeras. Se establecieron tres categorías de análisis: Satisfacción e insatisfacción con la calidad de vida en el trabajo por niveles, dimensiones y dominios; Factores sociolaborales asociados a la CVT, y Calidad de vida en el trabajo y sus repercusiones en salud. Conclusión: La revisión permitió identificar aun de forma limitada que la calidad de vida en el trabajo de las enfermeras latinoamericanas mayoritariamente alcanzó niveles medio a bajo, con influencia de factores sociodemográficos y laborales, y con repercusiones en la salud de las enfermeras. Por lo tanto, es emergente profundizar en el estudio del tema, considerando que la insatisfacción con la calidad de vida en el trabajo de estas profesionales puede repercutir tanto en su propia salud como en la calidad del cuidado. Palabras claves: Calidad de vida, trabajo, enfermera, personal de salud

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“…The research conducted in 2000 and 2014 in the European Union countries showed that Poland ranks sixth from last in terms of the number of nurses per 1000 inhabitants [ 25 ]. It is necessary to emphasise that two-thirds of the population of Polish nurses fall into the 41–60 age range, and almost 85% of them are over 40 [ 26 ]. The study results indicate statistically significant relationships between occupational burnout and occupational stress among nurses, as well as differentiation in terms of education, age and seniority [ 27 ].…”

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The Perception of Occupation by Hospital Nurses in Poland and Germany in Terms of the Risk of Excessive Stress and Burnout as Well as Possible Coping and Preventive Solutions

Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha

Załuska

Kozyra

2021

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Nurses constitute a professional group exposed to a high risk of stress and occupational burnout. Fewer nurses are recruited every year and the ever higher age of those professionally active is alarming. This article presents the results of international comparative studies from 2018 and 2019 involving Polish and German nurses (747 people) dedicated to the perception of aspects of nurses’ work in terms of the risk of excessive stress and burnout and possible preventive measures. Using a proprietary questionnaire, the authors evaluated differences in the perception of the nursing profession in Poland and Germany, as well as in terms of seniority or decision-making. Next, the relationship between the perception of work specificity and opinions about professional risks and possible preventive measures was evaluated. The analysis used the Mann-Whitney U test and correlation analysis of the questions. Using exploratory factor analysis, the number of dimensions describing the nursing profession was reduced from 16 to four related to (1) workload, (2) job satisfaction, (3) atmosphere in the organisation and (4) sense of control over one’s own work. The results showed statistically significant differences in the perception of professional specificity and risks according to the analysed characteristics.

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Well‐being of nurses and working conditions—Are polish nurses different from doctors and midwives in terms of professional quality of life?

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles: A Comparison between Physicians and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles: A Comparison between Physicians and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Revisión integrativa de la calidad de vida en el trabajo de enfermeras latinoamericanas

The Perception of Occupation by Hospital Nurses in Poland and Germany in Terms of the Risk of Excessive Stress and Burnout as Well as Possible Coping and Preventive Solutions

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